Mail-carrying device.



J. J. TUTTLE.

MAIL CARRYING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 26, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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JOHN J. TUT'ILE, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM W. DURWARD, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

MAIL-CARRYING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Feb. 141, 1911.

Application filed February 26, 1910. Serial No. 546,193.

To (6 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jonx J. Tu'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in l\1ail-Carrying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carrying devices for mail matter, and the object of the invention is to provide novel and effective means for holding the letters or papers in a compact manner and to provide means whereby the device can be conveniently suspended from the belt at the waist line of the postman or other authorized agent.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views :Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved carrying device showing the same in its applied position on the belt of its user. Fig. 2 is an end view showing a slightly modified form of my invention.

My improved device consists preferably of a frame constructed of wire and formed to provide longitudinally extending parallel bottom members 1 and side members 2 and 3. The side members 3 are connected with each other by a transversely disposed portion 41. The side members 2 are formed at their upper extremities to provide loop portions with which may be engaged a supporting strap or the like whereby the device may be suspended from the neck of its user. Transverscly disposed wires 6 are suitably connected to the bottom-forming members 1 and intermediate longitudinal wires 7 are disposed intermediate of the sides of the frame and connected in any suitable manner to the wires 6 and to the connecting portion 1, each intermediate wire 7 having a pointed or spur-like extremity S which extends upwardly into the loops 5. A transversely disposed connecting wire 9 is suitably conneeted with the wire forming the sides 2, and as shown, the terminals of this brace wire are formed to provide depending hooks 10 which are engaged with the strap A of the wearer of the article as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Upon the bottom of the structure described is a convolute spring 11. upon which is mounted av follower 12. Spring stop members 13 are disposed immediately above the follower and as shown, each member is formed from a single length of wire having a portion 11 which is coiled about a portion 17 of the loops 5. Each member has one of its extremities bent to form an arm whose terminal is formed to provide a guide eye it which is slidable on the spur S. The other terminal. of the member is formed to provide a relatively large head 17 against which the letters may be forced under tension of the spring 11 and held against accidental displacement. The stop members are each formed with a coiled portion 18 which offers suflicicnt elasticity to cause the member to yield readily to prevent any possible buckling of the parts forming said member.

In use of the device described, the hooks 10 are engaged with the belt of the wearer as shown in Fig. l of the drawing and in order that the device may be held operatively positioned directly in the front of its user and in position where the mail matter may be conveniently grasped or handled the spurs 8 may be engaged with the clothing, as shown, to prevent shifting of the device, as is obvious.

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 2, the frame is formed to provide outer upright portions 19 and inner upright por tions 20 and with these portions are slidably engaged the coiled spring-like extremities 21 of end members 22. These end members form portions of the bottom of the device connected preferably by longitmlinally extending spaced wires .23. Convolute springs 91 a re suitably siuniorted upon the bottom of the structure and they exert their tension against a follower head 25. The remaining elements of the structure described in the modified form of my invention are substantially identical with those described in the preferred form and it is believed that further detail description is not necessary.

I c1ain1: 'In testimony whereof I affix my signature A carrylng dovlce comprlsmg a frame 111 presence of two wltnesses. hwin )ortions formed to orovide 'qrment- L v 1 JOHN J. TUTTLE. engaglng spurs, a follower supported by the 5 frame, and a stop $11pported by the frame Wltnessesz and havlng portlons engaged wlth the sand 0. J RAYMONN,

garment-engaging spurs. ODEY CUYMANN. 

